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  • An up and coming market.

    Talk about launching an exciting new category. It doesn’t get any more exciting that erections. As long as they don’t last more than four...

  • Business Blog Book Tour

    Al and I have an exciting two weeks of blogging ahead. We are going to be taking part in 800-CEO-READ‘s Business Blog Book Tour....

  • Who is the Enemy?

    You build brands by establishing a new category in the mind and then making sure your brand is the first brand to occupy that...

  • Stay Baby Stay!

    I was in Las Vegas on Monday. No, I didn’t win any money, but I did have the privilege of giving the keynote address...

  • Oops she did it again!

    The Princess of Pop is on a downward spiral of self-destruction. Her brand, image and business are being greatly damaged by her antics. I...

  • The 9 keys to naming success.

    The single most important marketing decision a company can make it what to name a brand. A brand’s power lies in its ability to...

  • Toys “R” Us, a fallen star

    Once the shining star of the toy world, Toys “R” Us has suddenly fallen from the sky. The original category killer, Toys “R” Us...

  • Bravo to Yellow Tail

    “Makers of Best-Selling Wine Begin First Adverting Campaign,” was the headline of York Times advertising columnist Stuart Elliott’s In Advertising weekly email Tuesday. Brilliant....

  • Whatever happened to TiVo?

    When TiVo was introduced at the January 1999 Consumer Electronic Show, it made a huge splash. Reporters and consumers alike were intensely interested in...

  • What should you do if you are #2?

    Number 2 Burger King has problems. Greg Brenneman is the ninth CEO appointed by Burger King in the past 15 years. According to the...

  • Nobody wants to be like Mr. Six

    When you create an advertising icon, it’s easy to fall into a trap. On the one hand, the objective of an icon is to...

  • When size doen’t matter.

    What’s the size of the market? That’s the first question normally asked before the start of any branding program. It’s also the wrong question...

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